#i was gonna go with Sanada originally but i couldn't figure out if there was a tag for that and also I think Mei is definitely likekly

[thepackwantsthed]

Okay so i've been in a Daiya kinda mood recently so I was reading fic as one does. And there's this trend where Sawamura is always kinda innocent and unaware?? To a level thats fucking embarrassing given that he's a teenage boy (which is, I realize, is not totally out of line with his canon personality). Then that made me think about a Sawamura who isn’t totally out of tune with that stuff? I mean he’s a nice looking, athletic, and kind boy? He was well loved in his hometown and I imagine that while he might not have a fan club or anything, there were definitely quite a few girls who were willing to look past the fact that they’d known him since he was five (or maybe BECAUSE they knew him since he was five and trusted him) and wanted to date him. 

So then I was thinking about a Sawamura whose a little more confident when it comes to romance because while baseball will always be his first love, and that’s lowkey why it didn’t work with the few people he did go out with, he’s not completely ignorant to the way all of that works. 

A Sawamura whose been kissed and kissed and gone on date. Who knows some of what he likes and some of what he doesn’t. 

Who sees Mei for the first time - this gorgeous, talented boy who he clearly shares at least some interests with - and thinks “well, I might as well try right?” Because on the field Mei is the enemy, but off it he’s kinda gorgeous and Sawamura wouldn’t mind kissing him. 

And Mei who is just completely thrown when Seido’s pitcher asks him if he wants to maybe get something to eat sometime? And says yes because he’s just so confused and Sawamura’s eyes are gorgeous and very distracting??